Smith, Matthew - In: History of Political Economy 41 (2009) 2, pp. 343-382
This article examines Thomas Tooke's (1773–1858) position on the English Corn Laws from 1815 until their repeal in 1846 … distributional impact of the Corn Laws, showing that distinct from Ricardo's position, he believed they tended to redistribute income … the Corn Laws because they tended to lower the living standards of working people and, at times of unproductive harvests …